Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Decimate — When Legate Lanius enters, each opponent sacrifices a tenth of the creatures they control of their choice, rounded up. Whenever an opponent sacrifices a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Legate Lanius.
How it works : Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
For example, when Legate Lanius's first ability resolves, an opponent who controls between one and ten creatures will sacrifice one creature. An opponent who controls between eleven and twenty creatures will sacrifice two creatures, and so on.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace + Animation Module + Dictate of Erebos + Ashnod's Altar
Each opponent sacrifices all creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any creature that enters under their controlLock
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding
. - 2When the creature dies, Dictate of Erebos triggers, causing each opponent to sacrifice a creature.
- 3Legate Lanius triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay
to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token. - 5Repeat until no opponent controls a creature.
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#2
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace + Animation Module + Dictate of Erebos + Phyrexian Altar
Each opponent sacrifices all creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any creature that enters under their controlLock
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another creature, adding .
- 2When the creature dies, Dictate of Erebos triggers, causing each opponent to sacrifice a creature.
- 3Legate Lanius triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 5Repeat until no opponent controls a creature.
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#3
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace + Animation Module + Dictate of Erebos + Thermopod
Each opponent sacrifices all creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any creature that enters under their controlLock
- 1Activate Thermopod by sacrificing another creature, adding
. - 2When the creature dies, Dictate of Erebos triggers, causing each opponent to sacrifice a creature.
- 3Legate Lanius triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 5Repeat until no opponent controls a creature.
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#4
Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace + Animation Module + Dictate of Erebos + Krark-Clan Ironworks
Each opponent sacrifices all creatures they controlEach opponent sacrifices any creature that enters under their controlLock
- 1Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing another creature, adding .
- 2When the creature dies, Dictate of Erebos triggers, causing each opponent to sacrifice a creature.
- 3Legate Lanius triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 4Animation Module triggers, causing you to pay to create a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
- 5Repeat until no opponent controls a creature.
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Legal formats
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